Bo Mothander

Bo Mothander was a Swedish figure skater. Competing in single skating, he was a ten-time Swedish national champion, the 1946 Nordic champion, and placed 6th at the 1939 European Championships in Davos, Switzerland. He also competed in pair skating with Gun Ericson and Britta Råhlén. Råhlén/Mothander won seven consecutive national titles. In 1943, the pair had traveled to Berlin to perform at the Sportpalast when the city was bombed.[1] They were not injured. Mothander competed in singles and pairs until 1946.

Bo Mothander
Personal information
Country representedSweden
Former partnerBritta Råhlén
Gun Ericson
Retired1946

Competitive highlights

Single skating
International
Event 36–37 37–38 38–39 39–40 40–41 41–42 42–43 43–44 44–45 45–46
Europeans6th
Nordics1st
National[2]
Swedish1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pair skating with Råhlén
International
Event 39–40 40–41 41–42 42–43 43–44 44–45 45–46
Nordics1st
National[3]
Swedish1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pair skating with Ericson
National[3]
Event 1937–38
Swedish Championships2nd

References
  1. Scott, John (13 December 1943). "Bombing of Berlin". Life. p. 16.
  2. "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
  3. "SM i konståkning - par" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Pairs] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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